The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-11-09
The Bells Burning Words.

Inc nont door OF magnincent resi-
dcnce closed with violent slam. An
thony Jenlo. muttering angrily, came
down the steps The door opened and a
boy, bright-eyed aud full of mischief,
came up.
Wont YOU bring me something ?7 the
child called
NO, | won't the man harshly re-
Piled You are - mean that | ought
never 10 give you anything"
Z" didn't mean to be bad"
Yes, you did. You are getting so
that there is no living in the house with
YOU"
You do not love me then, do
your,
Nobody can love you when you are so
bad"
wont you let me kiss your
NO, | won't. Go back into the
house.
Jenlo hurried away He was going to
distant part of the State to be gone sew
eral days
Il ought not TO have spoken to the lit
tie fellow that way he unused, when he
had boarded the train He took news
paper from his pocket, glanced at the
headlines Of a fearful calamity, and his
eyes fell upon an item headed, A little
boys sudden death" He turned the pa
per over, and the first thing he saw was
\ child drowned -
g ought to have kissed him" he mus
ed But was fretted, he said, in apol-
ogy 10 himself \ man that's worried
over his business as much as | am
don't know what he's saying half of the
time"
The first thing he heard on stepping
Off the train at the end Of his journey
WAS the shrek Of child He shuddered,
and little face. dearer TO him than his
own life, suddenly arose before him.
Even while engaged in the transaction
of his business he constantly heard, in
the sweet. but troubled accents Of a child
the words
You do not love me, then, do
your
At night he went to theatre little
boy ran out on the stage Jenlo went to
his hotel He tried to read.
" You do not love me, then, do
you ?''
He went to bed, but could not sleep.
He tossed. COLI and then feverish. A
midnight bell rang out the words You
do not love me then, do your At last
he slept. He saw several men carrying
som thing, covered with black shawl,
on a litter When the men saw him they
put down their burden and hid their IA
ces. He lifted the black covering. and
saw the mangled body Of his boy. With
groan he awoke must 90 home"
he said. Il will not wait until morning.
He went to the station. A train was Just
starting. He would not suffer himself to
doze. 1t was evening when he reached
home. As he neared his house he heard
man, in speaking to a companion, say
that the body Of the boy had not been
recovered.
@The little fellows father, they say, is
away from home
Yes, so / understand
Jenlo hurried along the street. NV
God" he said, l. that hearse in front
of my house? No. its carriage further
down.
Everything about the house was still.
He shuddered as ne opened the front
door and entered the hall Then there
came loud yell of delight, and his boy
bounded down the stairs.
Thank God - exclaimed Jenlo,
catching him in his arms thank
God -
What did you bring me?r
=" / didn't bring you anything, precious,
precious, but tomorrow You may have
anything you want"
" I've had lots of fun since you've been
gone, said the boy. while hIs father, IN
prayerful happiness, still pressed him 10
his bosom.
" got a old cat up on the fence and
throwed stones at her, and she spit at me
and said wow-ow' and Willie Babcock
punished her with : lex and she spitat
him and said Wow-eut-er-row."
The quiet sleep Of a thankful heart Wis
tied the father that night. No midnight
bell rang out burning words. A curly
head rested on his arm A face Of sweet
mischief in repo-e nestled close to his bo-